Lydia Sia

Expertise

Lydia is a Senior Associate in the Corporate and Commercial Group in Sydney with expertise in mergers and acquisitions, capital raisings, corporate governance and regulatory compliance. She also has significant experience advising on the ASX Listing Rules, including continuous disclosure, related‑party transactions and corporate actions. 

Lydia specialises in domestic and cross‑border transactions, advising private and publicly listed companies on joint ventures, strategic partnerships, corporate restructures and broader corporate and commercial matters. Lydia brings valuable regulatory insight to her practice, drawing on her previous experience working at ASIC to guide clients through complex compliance and governance issues.

Experience

Lydia's experience includes:

• acting for a British energy company in its acquisition of a minority stake in an Australian wholesale electricity retailer
• acting for a sovereign wealth fund based in the United Arab Emirates with regard to their joint venture agreement with an Australian-based solar farm developer
• conducting negotiations and preparation of applications to ASIC for financial reporting relief for a global waste management company headquartered in France
• acting for a US-based university with regard to its negotiations and subsequent services agreement with the Australian Department of Home Affairs
• acting for an Australian biotechnology company in its scheme of arrangement and re-domiciliation to the United States
• acting for a Singaporean biotechnology company in its initial public offering (IPO) on an Australian stock exchange
• acting for a critical minerals company on multiple business and mining tenement acquisitions undertaken in anticipation of its proposed spin‑off and IPO
• acting for an ASX‑listed beverages company on its acquisition of a China‑based herbal tea business
• acting for an ASX‑listed agriculture company on its capital raising and rights issue prospectus
• acting for an ASX‑listed hay processing company on its reverse takeover and application for re‑admission to ASX.